Queer Oz: L. Frank Baum's trans tales and other astounding adventures in sex and gender
The first scholarly monograph to focus on L. Frank Baum's portrayals of queerness and sexuality in his more than seventy works of fiction.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Jackson
University Press of Mississippi
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Children's Literature Association Series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919
/ LGBT (Motif)
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| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The first scholarly monograph to focus on L. Frank Baum's portrayals of queerness and sexuality in his more than seventy works of fiction. Cover -- QUEER OZ -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Dedication -- Abbreviated Titles of Baum's Works -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Primer on L. Frank Baum's Queer Lexicon -- Chapter 1. L. Frank Baum's "Progressive Fairies" and the Queerness of Children's Literature -- Chapter 2. Trans Tales of Oz and Elsewhere -- Chapter 3. Queer Eroticisms in Oz and Elsewhere -- Chapter 4. The Queer Creatures of Oz and Elsewhere Eat One Another -- Chapter 5. John R. Neill: Illustrator (and Author) of L. Frank Baum's Queer Oz and Elsewhere -- Chapter 6. Cultural Projection, Homosocial Adventuring, and the Queer Conclusions of Floyd Akers's Boy Fortune Hunters Series -- Chapter 7. Gender, Genres, and the Queer Family Romance of Edith Van Dyne's Aunt Jane's Nieces Series -- Conclusion: Queer Ethics and Baum's Prejudices -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4968-4534-4 |
